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WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
3,
1997
The
Palm
Beach
Post
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SECTION
D
COMING
UP
With
a
popular
TV
show,
successful
restaurants
and
a
new
Creole
cookbook,
Emeril
Lagasse
is
one
hot
cook.
THURSDAY
IN
FOOD
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?
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n
f?
WEEKEND
PREVIEW
Still
not
into
the
holiday
spirit?
Several
communities
are
planning
holiday
parades
on
land
and
sea.
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the
tree
steady
as
it
climbs.
Someone
stands
behind
the
tree
during
the
scene
and
helps
the
tree
rise
without
hitches.
A
visionary
and
activist
is
mourned
The
tree
isn't
really
full
size.
It's
like
a
big
hoop
skirt
The
tree
is
about
2
feet
;
deep.
It
is
made
of
black
velour
fabric
stretched
over
a
series
of
aluminum
frames
that
form
the
tiers
of
the
tree.
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the
tree
rises,
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the
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of
snow.
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tree
and
the
guide
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tree
and
the
guide
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wires.
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the
end
of
Act
I,
the
hi
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the
tiers
for
a
guide
wires
pull
up
the
tree,
Just
how
do
they
get
that
tree
to
grow?
clearing
the
stage
for
Act
11.
How
fast
does
it
grow?
The
tree
takes
about
one
minute
to
fully
r
extend
to
its
27-foot
height
It's
not
the
helicopter
in
Miss
Saigon
or
the
chandelier
in
Phantom
of
the
Opera,
but
it's
the
same
idea:
the
special
effect
that
comes
to
dominate
a
theatrical
production.
In
The
Nutcracker,
it's
a
Christmas
tree.
Well,
not
just
any
Christmas
tree,
but
one
that
typically
grows
from
10
feet
to
about
30
feet.
As
we
enter
the
height
of
Nutcracker
season,
with
Miami
City
Ballet's
production
beginning
Thursday
at
the
Kravis
Center
and
Ballet
Florida's
due
later
this
month,
we
take
a
look
at
the
engineering
behind
the
show's
magic.
How
much
does
the
tree
cost?
About
$35,000
On
Monday
my
column
was
about
the
wonderful
work
the
Second
Sight
Taping
Studio
in
Stuart
does
recording
books
for
the
blind.
But
on
that
morning,
many
of
us,
including
volunteers
at
Second
Sight,
learned
that
the
studio's
manager,
40-year-old
Janet
Andrien,
had
died
in
an
automobile
accident
on
Friday
afternoon
in
Sewall's
Point.
"We
are
all
in
shock,"
said
Frank
Gibbons,
a
20-year
volunteer
and
member
of
the
board
of
directors.
,
"She
was
so
bright
and
the
best
manager
we
have
ever
had,"
he
said.
.
Andrien
had
recently
won
a
$5,000
prize
for
the
studio
from
Paul
Newman
for
her
recipe
for
"Alphabraille
Soup,"
using
a
Newman's
Own
sauce.
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"She
was
such
an
inventive
and
dedicated
person,
and
she
transformed
this
place,"
said
Gibbons.
A
Mass
will
be
said
for
Andrien
at
11:30
a.m.
today
at
St.
Martin
de
Porres
Catholic
Church
in
Jensen
Beach.
Library
$100,000
richer
In
March,
Gretchen
Cuffe,
director
of
the
Martin
County
Library
System,
announced
the
library
had
received
a
$100,000
grant
to
expand
its
humanities
collection.
Half
of
the
money
is
in
an
endowment,
and
the
ojher
half
is
for
new
books.
As
part
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wire
How
does
the
tree
grow?
The
audience
first
sees
a
12-foot-'O
tall
tree.
Three
pull
wires
lift
the
tree
from
above.
Painted
and
decorated
to
appear
three-dimensional,
the
tree
is
actually
flat
and
made
of
heavy
canvas.
Base
of
the
tree
ri
The
canvas
is
folded
like
an
accordion
at
the
base
of
the
tree.
Are
the
candles
real?
Nope.
The
candles
use
a
special
bulb
that
flickers
like
a
real
flame.
There
are
96
candles
and
150
lights
on
the
tree.
The
presents
and
gifts
cover
the
base
of
the
tree
from
the
audience's
view.
A
wire
nulls
up
the
canvas
to
increase
the
tree's
height
to
33
feet.
i
,
or
tne
expansion,
the
Stuart
Library
is
having
free
monthly
panel
discussions
on
topics
from
ethics
to
arts.
This
month's
Discussion
Sunday
will
be
at
2
p.m.
Sunday
in
T
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the
effect
of
the
tree
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red
velvet
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is
then
pulled
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How
fast
does
the
tree
grow?
It
takes
about
40
seconds
to
extend
to
its
full
height.
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unaerneain
a
large
aluminum
INSIDE
Why
is
the
tree
so
important
in
local
productions
of
The
Nutcracker?
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4D
Donohue
pipe
and
back
up
into
the
stage
r0A
the
Stokes
ngging.
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wire
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wire
4
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new
red
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lire
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T,y,v
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is
rolled
up
into
P
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.
'
the
stage
rigging.
.
'
"
f
velvet
backdrop
is
lowered.
Room,
and
Edith
Donohue,
who
has
led
many
popular
book
reviews
and
programs
at
the
library,
will
be
the
moderator
for
"Managing
the
Truth."
Panelists
include
Karen
Allen,
a
Barry
University
lecturer,
private
investigator
Cathy
Dunne
and
Richard
Johnston,
a
partner
in
a
political
consulting
firm.
Artists
in
action
at
'Jam'
-'
On
Sunday
some
special
Treasure
Coast
artists
will
demonstrate
the
secrets
of
their
techniques
at
the
A.E.
"Bean"
Backus
Gallery
in
Fort
Pierce.
Woodworker
David
Samuel
and
porcelain
painter
Dorothy
Kamm,
both
of
Port
St.
Lucie,
and
sculptor
Xanobia
Jefferson,
of
Fort
Pierce,
will
be
among
the
artists
at
the
third
annual
Artist
Jam
&
Gift
Sale
from
1
to
4
p.m.
Weavers,
painters,
metal
sculptors
and
others,
(deluding
Don
Brown,
Susan
Forget
Cassens,
Pat
Cochran,
Patrick
Griffin,
Tom
Harvey,
Anita
prentice
and
Charles
Walker,
will
demonstrate,
and
there
will
be
en-tainment
by
the
Smoothies
and
gitarist
Donna
Griffin.
A
$10
donation
at
the
door
is
uested.
The
gallery
is
at
500
N.
iart
River
Drive
in
Fort
Pierce.
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Photo
by
STEVEN
CARASCourtesy
Ballet
Florida
Ballet
Florida
uses
a
6-year-old
tree
for
its
Nutcracker
at
the
Kravis.
The
tree
has
300
ornaments,
200
lights
and
functions
like
an
accordion.
Pipe
I
:ir
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Graphics
by
SEAN
TEVIS
Story
by
CHARLES
PASSY
iZ
How
much
does
3
the
tree
cost?
5
About
$30,000.
If
he
new
identity
crisis:
Can
you
stop
a
thief
from
stealing
your
good
name?
victim,"
says
Beth
Givens,
director
of
the
Privacy
'
Rights
Clearinghouse
in
San
Diego,
where
ID
theft
'
has
jumped
to
the
No.
1
complaint
on
hot-line
calls.
"Most
victims
don't
even
know
how
the
perpetrators
got
their
identity
numbers."
Identity
theft
now
accounts
for
an
estimated
15
percent
to
25
percent
of
total
credit
card
fraud
losses
annually.
Yet,
Givens
said,
no
one
keeps
track
of
dollar
figures.
"Generally,
law
enforcement
doesn't
pay
attention
to
this
crime
they
go
after
'
robbers
with
guns
but
not
robbers
with
paper
and
card
issuers
and
department
stores
will
write
off
the
Please
see
STOLEN
IDENTITY:?)
after
becoming
a
victim
of
identity
theft.
That's
the
crime
of
stealing
personal
information
name,
address
and
Social
Security
number
will
do
for
starters
to
fraudulently
obtain
credit
cards,
ATM
cards,
blank
checks
or
the
cash
proceeds
from
mutual
funds
or
insurance
policies.
The
perpetrators
use
their
false
IDs
to
rent
houses,
buy
cars,
sign
up
for
cellular
phone
service
and
obtain
more
false
IDs.
The
victim,
whose
credit
record
is
left
in
shambles,
has
to
pick
up
the
pieces
alone
a
job
so
thankless
that
support
groups
are
starting
to
form
around
the
country.
"It's
a
depressing
topic
because
there's
nothing
you
can
do
to
ensure
you
won't
become
a
By
Connie
Koenenn
Los
Angeles
Times
"
Signs
of
the
Information
Age:
One
of
the
emerging
home
appliances
for
today's
savvy
consumer
is
a
paper
shredder.
"I
picked
up
one
for
60
bucks
at
Costco,"
says
Mari
Frank,
an
attorney
from
Laguna
Niguel,
Calif.
"1
shred
anything
that
has
my
personal
or
financial
information,
including
unsolicited,
pre-approved
credit
card
applications.
I
shred
each
document
into
two
different
bags
before
I
throw
it
away."
A
little
extreme?
Not
for
Frank,
who
spent
more
than
a
year,
hundreds
of
dollars
and
thousands
of
hours
rebuilding
her
once-spotless
credit
record
Illustration
by
SEAN
TEVlSStaff
Artist